The Supreme Court handed President Trump a clear victory Friday, stopping judges from issuing nationwide injunctions that block his executive order narrowing birthright citizenship.

But the cases aren’t over yet, as a new phase of the battle commences in the lower courts.

Here are five takeaways from the Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling.

Barrett writes for majority amid MAGA criticisms

Friday’s opinion came from Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s third appointee to the court who has recently faced a barrage of criticism from the president’s supporters.

The heat grew as Barrett this spring ruled against the administration in several emergency cases, including Trump’s bid to freeze foreign aid payments and efforts to swiftly deport alleged gang members under the Alien Enemies Act.

By tradition, the most senior member of the majority decides who authors the opinion. So Chief Justice John Roberts would’ve assigned Barrett as the author soon after the May 15 oral arguments.

On Friday, Barrett ultimately wrote for all five of her fellow Republican-appointed justices, being the face of the Trump administration’s major win.

Barrett rejected the challengers’ notion that nationwide injunctions were needed as a powerful tool to check the executive branch.

“Federal courts do not exercise general oversight of the Executive Branch; they resolve cases and controversies consistent with the authority Congress has given them. When a court concludes that the Executive Branch has acted unlawfully, the answer is not for the court to exceed its power, too,” she wrote.

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